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EXPLANATION:

What is Black Print Mode?

Black Print Mode allows you to print only with black ink as a temporary emergency measure to minimise the down time in the event any colour inks are expended, even if there is no replacement cartridges available. Black Print Mode is only available under specific settings.

Black Print Mode supported products

Product

PC/Mac Printing

B&W Copy

Stylus Office BX305F/BX305FW

Yes

Yes

Stylus Office BX320FW

Yes

Yes

Stylus Office BX525WD/Stylus SX525WD

Yes

Yes

Stylus Office BX625FWD/Stylus SX620FW

Yes

Yes

Stylus SX420W/SX425W

Yes

No

Expression Home XP-30

Yes

-

Expression Home XP-102

Yes

No

Expression Home XP-202 / XP-205

Yes

No

Expression Home XP-212 / XP-215

Yes

No

Expression Home XP-302 / XP-305

Yes

No

Expression Home XP-312 / XP-315

Yes

No

Expression Home XP-402 / XP-405

Yes

No

Expression Home XP-412 / XP-415

Yes

No

Expression Premium XP-510

Yes

No

Expression Premium XP-600 / XP-605

No

No

Expression Premium XP-610 / XP-615

Yes

No

Expression Premium XP-700

No

No

Expression Premium XP-710

Yes

No

Expression Premium XP-800

No

No

Expression Premium XP-810

Yes

No

Expression Photo XP-750

No

No

Expression Photo XP-850

No

No

Expression Photo XP-950

Yes

No

WorkForce WF-100W

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-2010W

Yes

-

WorkForce WF-2510WF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-2520NF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-2530WF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-2540WF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-2630WF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-2650DWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-2660DWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-3010DW

Yes

-

WorkForce WF-3520DWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-3530DTWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-3540DTWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-3620DWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-3640DTWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-7015

Yes

No

WorkForce WF-7025

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-7110DTW

Yes

No

WorkForce WF-7515

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-7610DWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce WF-7620DTWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce Pro WF-4630DWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce Pro WF-4640DTWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce Pro WF-5620DWF

Yes

Yes

WorkForce Pro WF-5690DW

Yes

Yes

Note:

Available on Mac OS X 10.4 or later.

Supported settings

Paper/media type

Color

Layout

Plain paper

Black/Grayscale

Borders
(Borderless not selected)*

*Default mode of driver (3-mm margin) when plain paper is selected. Borderless is not supported on plain paper.

How long is Black Print Mode available for?

The actual amount of time will vary depending on the usage conditions, images printed, print settings, and frequency of use.

Why does the Black Print Mode work only for a limited period?

This limited period is the maximum duration allowed for the print head to remain in good condition without heavy maintenance. Within this duration, the printer can print colour documents again without quality problems once the expended cartridge is replaced.

What happens when the printer exceeds the printable duration in the Black Print Mode without replacing the expended cartridge?

When the printer exceeds the temporary printable period, it indicates "Replace Cartridge" and stops printing, Epson strongly recommends users replace the cartridge as soon as possible.

What happens if I ignore the "Replace Cartridge" and leave the printer untreated?

It is possible that ink jet printers left without maintenance for a long period have severe clog in the head nozzles, which the users cannot fix by themselves.

Is Black Print Mode available on older Epson models?

Due to Black Print Mode being reliant on the printer's hardware specification, it is not possible to implement Black Print Mode on older Epson products.

How does Black Print Mode work?

Windows:

When a colour ink cartridge is expended, it is possible to continue printing colour documents using the Black Print Mode option for a limited period. When the colour ink cartridge(s) have expended you will be presented with a software message advising that the colour ink is expended and that it is possible to continue printing using Black Print Mode.

If the colour ink is expended before sending the print job to print, you will see the following message. Ensure that the supported settings are applied in the printer driver and click Print in Black to continue printing using Black Print Mode or Cancel Print to replace the expended cartridge.

If the colour ink is expended during the current print job, the following on-screen message appears.

To continue printing in colour, choose the Replace Cartridge option. Alternatively, to print the current print job using Black Print Mode, click Stop to stop the current print job and select the supported Black Print Mode settings from the printer driver to successfully print using Black Print Mode.

If you select settings not supported by Black Print Mode in the printer driver, the following message is displayed. Click Cancel Print and select the correct supported settings for Black Print Mode.

Mac OS X:

When a colour ink cartridge is expended, it is possible to continue printing colour documents using the Black Print Mode option for a limited period. If the colour ink cartridge is expended before the print job is sent to the printer. The following message is displayed in the print queue:

Standalone:

When a colour ink cartridge is expended, it is possible to continue printing colour documents using the Black Print Mode option for a limited period. The following message appears on the printer's LCD panel when the colour ink has expended. Press OK to proceed.

Press OK again to proceed. If the colour ink is expended during the current print job, the current print job will be cancelled and must be resent using the supported Black Print Mode settings.

To print in colour, replace the expended cartridge(s) or to continue printing using the Black Print Mode, select option 2 Remind me later and press OK.

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